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Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil

A Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football

By: Ron Ferguson

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Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil

A Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football

By: Ron Ferguson

21 years after its publication, a new edition is being published with updated text and new chapters as well as a new Introduction, written by one of the books many fans and the biggest name in British football, Sir Alex Ferguson. But this is a book about much, much more than football It is loved not only by Sir Alex but also by Gordon Brown, Alistair Campbell, Ian Rankin and the Rev Kathy Galloway and it was a huge favourite of poet, George Mackay Brown. So why have the trials and tribulations of Cowdenbeath football club one of the most unsuccessful football clubs in Britain - excited the imagination even of those who have no interest in football and who have never been to Cowdenbeath? Cowdenbeaths story is set against the rise and decline of the local mining industry and the life after mining. It is very funny, deeply spiritual, moving and also a little bit political. But what makes it so interesting to so many groups is the uplifting story of a real community spirit throughout all of the ups and downs of a town and a football club that is at its social heart and core. It is also the most autobiographical book that Ron Ferguson has written, never taking himself very seriously. The books quirkiness appeals across the religious, local, national, and footballing worlds. Long out of print, this is the new and updated 21st-anniversary edition.

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Saint Andrew Press

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0861538749

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Bridge Basics

A Beginner's Guide

By: Ron Klinger

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Bridge Basics

A Beginner's Guide

By: Ron Klinger

Bridge is hip for everyone nowadays! Played in more than 100 countries, Bridge has an enthusiastic following of more than 60 million people. Although many believe that bridge is simply an “old person’s game,” more and more young people are taking it up, and now players in their twenties are beginning to win world championship titles. Completely updated and revised by champion bridge player Ron Klinger, Bridge Basics explains and illustrates the basic rules of bidding, play, and defense in contract bridge. This book will turn you into a competent and confident bridge player in no time.

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Simon and Schuster

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1628730471

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Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil NEW EDITION

A Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football

By: Ron Ferguson

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Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil NEW EDITION

A Chronicle of Coal, Cowdenbeath and Football

By: Ron Ferguson

Very funny, moving, uplifting and spiritual, this is no ordinary football book. Set against the rise and decline of the local mining industry, readers join in with the sheer joy of supporting one of Britain's most unsuccessful football clubs

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0861538773

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Trail of the Red Diamonds (Stories from the Golden Age)

By: L. Ron Hubbard

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Trail of the Red Diamonds (Stories from the Golden Age)

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Lieutenant Jonathan Daly sets out on?a fateful expedition into the depths of?China to unearth a fabulous fortune in red?diamonds, leading him down a dark maze?of betrayal, ?espionage and death?with?more on the line than he ever expected.?...

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459616251

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The Perfect Edge

The Ultimate Guide to Sharpening for Woodworkers

By: Ron Hock

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The Perfect Edge

The Ultimate Guide to Sharpening for Woodworkers

By: Ron Hock

Sharp tools work better! If you've never experienced the pleasure of using a really sharp tool, you're missing one of the real pleasures of woodworking. In The Perfect Edge, the mystery of the elusive sharp edge is solved by the long-time sharpening expert and tool maker Ron Hock. You'll soon find how easy and safe hand tools are to use. This book covers all the different sharpening methods so you can either improve your sharpening techniques using your existing set-up, or determine which one will best suit your needs and budget. Ron shows you the tricks and offers expert advice to sharpen all your woodworking tools, plus a few around-the-house tools that also deserve a perfect edge.

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Penguin

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1440329958

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The Graphene Handbook (2019 Edition)

By: Ron Mertens

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The Graphene Handbook (2019 Edition)

By: Ron Mertens

The Graphene Handbook is a comprehensive guide to graphene technology, industry and market - brought to you by Graphene-Info, the world's leading graphene publication. The Graphene Handbook provides a great introduction to the world of graphene and covers everything you need to know about the graphene industry, market and technology. It is an invaluable guide for material engineers, business developers, researchers, equipment vendors, graphene material companies, private investors and anyone who wants to learn more about graphene today and in the future.

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Angolan Rendezvous

Man and Nature in the Shadow of War

By: Tamar Ron,Tamar Golan

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Angolan Rendezvous

Man and Nature in the Shadow of War

By: Tamar Ron,Tamar Golan

Ostensibly, this book is in two voices: Tamar Golan, Israel’s first Ambassador to Angola, deals with the political/diplomatic aspects, while the stories on gorillas, the Black giant sable and Nature are by zoologist/ecologist, Tamar Ron. But in reality, the book has one voice, one of love for Angola, its long-suffering people, vast landscapes and wild animals, and their ongoing struggle for survival. Africa is associated with war, disease, oil, diamonds, hunger, corruption, destruction, death—a lost and forlorn world. In Angola all these are manifest, yet the authors fell in love with the country, with the wonderful people, the children and the women, whose daily struggle for survival arouses both sympathy and admiration, with Angola’s enchanting natural beauty, mysterious cultures, rare biodiversity and fiery sunsets over an endless ocean. For many years a bloody war of independence raged and, as soon at it ended, the country was thrown into a terrible civil war, during the height of the Cold War. Millions were killed, maimed, or lost their homes. The war is now over but the minefields still claim their gruesome harvest. Everything is interwoven: life and death, war and peace; children who know no childhood and adults who dream of a long-lost innocence; men and women, tough warriors who suddenly find softness and warmth in their souls; betrayal of and return to tradition; man and Nature, their fates irrevocably intertwined. “Calma, calma!” is the answer for every problem—your visa has expired, you are wracked with malaria, there’s a power cut and you’re stuck in the elevator between the 15th and 16th floors ... yet things have a way of working themselves out in Angola. But there is something pleasant in the air, something calming, warm, comforting. Something that can only be described as calma, calma! Tamar Golan was born in Haifa and is a former member of Kibbutz Lahav in southern Israel. She first visited Africa in 1961 with her husband Avihu, lecturing at the Agricultural College of Ethiopia in Harar for the Israeli Foreign Office Department for International Co-operation. Avihu was killed there. In 1964 she went to New York, where she completed a PhD in Law and Government at Columbia University, specializing in Africa. From 1967, she worked as a journalist for the BBC’s African Service, the Israeli daily, Ma’ariv and the Israeli Army radio station, reporting from Africa, the Arab states and Paris. In 1994, Tamar was appointed Israeli ambassador to Angola. After her term, she later returned to Angola as a United Nations expert, to assist in establishing a National Commission for Landmine Action, annexed to the Angolan presidency. She returned to Israel in 2002 and now lectures on African Affairs at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Tamar has written two books: Black White; White Black (MOD Publishers, 1986) and, with Amnon Dankner, Africa, Africa (Ma’ariv Publishers, 1988). Tamar Ron was born and raised in Jerusalem. She has a BSc Biology and an MSc in Environmental Biology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She completed her PhD in Zoology at Natal University in 1991, having lived in Mkuzi Game Reserve in Zululand, South Africa, studying the behaviour of Chacma baboons for her thesis. Prior to this she trained in endangered wildlife management at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust and conducted an ecological and behavioural study for Chimfunshi Wildlife Sanctuary, a chimpanzee rehabilitation centre in northern Zambia. From 1992–2000 she worked as the wildlife ecologist for the Nature Reserves Authority of Israel. In 1998, at the behest of the Angolan Ministry of Environment, she represented the Israeli Foreign Office Department for International Co-operation in Angola. Through NORAD, the Norwegian agency, she was appointed as UNDP-Angola Chief Technical Adviser on Biodiversity Conservation. She returned to Israel in 2005 where she continues her work in conservation. She recently proposed a framework for transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) in southern Africa, now adopted by regional governments, SADC, the Southern African Development Community.

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1928211046

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The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book, Period!

By: Ron Schneider

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The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book, Period!

By: Ron Schneider

The Best Damn Pool Instruction Book, Period! is an instructional book on how to play pocket billiards. It covers every aspect of the game beginning with how to build a better stroke to the more advanced techniques on how to masse or jump the cue ball. This book uses a very simple and concise teaching format of an illustration at the top of the page and the explanation text directly below to expand the knowledge and ability of the average recreational pool player. Each of the fourteen chapters has an abundance of clear and concise illustrations with detailed explantions on how to replicate the various shots necessary to improve players' skills. By gaining this new understanding of the "how" and "why" and then practicing the various drills repeatedly, the player's skills will improve dramatically. The chapters include The Stroke Builders, The Practice Shots, Safety Play, The Kicking Game, Banking, Combinations, Caroms, The Nine Ball Break, The Masse Shot, The Jump Shot, Position Play, Specialty Shots, and Deflection-Cling-Throw-Skid.

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Frederick Fell Publishers

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0883911310

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Under Different Skies

The Life of a Wandering Geologist

By: Ron Player

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Under Different Skies

The Life of a Wandering Geologist

By: Ron Player

Under Different Skies takes the reader to several countries in Africa and the Middle East during the 1950s and 60s at a time when many changes were happening. World War Two had caused a huge awakening in this region. All-terrain vehicles and transistor radios were changing the expectations of people in many countries and revolution was always in the air. The book gives a glimpse of conditions in these countries as they were then, and how geological exploration parties had to cope with them. We are given a brief glimpse of Rons early life in New Zealand, then the book becomes a compilation of fascinating anecdotes, presented chronologically, that trace the adventures, encounters and experiences that shaped his life. In working as an exploration geologist one is never far from the world of animals and they too feature strongly in his stories.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479787205

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Diamond Gods Of the Morning Sun

The Vancouver Asahi Baseball Story

By: Ron Hotchkiss

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Diamond Gods Of the Morning Sun

The Vancouver Asahi Baseball Story

By: Ron Hotchkiss

This is the story of the Asahi, a Japanese Canadian baseball team that was formed in 1914 and competed in Vancouver's Caucasian leagues between 1918 and 1941. Using a strategy called "brain ball," the smaller Japanese defeated the larger white teams and won a number of championships. This describes what happened to some of these Asahi players after Pearl Harbor when British Columbia's Japanese were sent to internment camps in the province's interior. Here they played an important role in establishing baseball leagues. Following the war, many former Asahis came to eastern Canada where they continued to play an important role in baseball as they began new lives. There is a second story here as well. It is about a former Asahi fan who was determined that the Asahi legend would not die and how she insured that what they meant to the Japanese community before World War II would never be forgotten.

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FriesenPress

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1460227263

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Rough Diamonds

A Coach's Journey

By: Tommy Reamon,Ron Whitenack

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Rough Diamonds

A Coach's Journey

By: Tommy Reamon,Ron Whitenack

Football coach Tommy Reamon has crafted a unique ability among high school coaches, the ability to hone in on natural talent on the football field and to forge a personal connection with the young athletes themselves. His stories and memories of coaching the promising, would-be professional players as well as those just there for the love of the game, are shared in this heartfelt memoir. During his many years of coaching at schools such as in Newport News, Virginia, Coach Reamon has helped guide students to the National Football League, including Kwamie Lassiter, Aaron Brooks, and Michael Vick. His inspiring relationship with the students and the struggles that come with bringing out the best in another person will remind readers of the heart behind the physical challenges of football.

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1623681596

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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39

The Best New SF & Fantasy of the Year

By: L. Ron Hubbard

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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39

The Best New SF & Fantasy of the Year

By: L. Ron Hubbard

In the world of speculative fiction… Your favorite authors… Have selected best new voices of the year. 24 Award-winning Authors and Illustrators 3 Bonus Short Stories by Kevin J. Anderson • L. Ron Hubbard • S. M. Stirling Art and Writing Tips by Lazarus Chernik • L. Ron Hubbard • Kristine Kathryn Rusch Edited by Dean Wesley Smith • Jody Lynn Nye 16-page color gallery of artwork • Cover art by Tom Wood Check out the stories Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, Nnedi Okorafor, Robert J. Sawyer, Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye and others chose as the best of the best. Be amazed. Be amused. Be transported … by stories that take you by surprise and take you further and deeper into new worlds and new ideas than you’ve ever gone before…. Twelve captivating tales from the most exciting new voices in science fiction and fantasy accompanied by three from masters of the genre. A miracle? An omen? Or something else? One day, they arrived in droves—the foxes of the desert, the field, the imagination….—“Kitsune” by Devon Bohm When a vampire, a dragon and a shape-shifting Chihuahua meet on a beach in Key West, fireworks go off! But that’s just the background.—“Moonlight and Funk” by Marianne Xenos The Grim Reaper, trapped in an IRS agent’s dying body, must regain his powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin.—“Death and the Taxman” by David Hankins In a metaverse future, a woman who exposes falseness in others must decide what is real to her—the love she lost or the love she may have found.—“Under My Cypresses” by Jason Palmatier Vic Harden wasn’t lured by glory on a daring mission into the reaches of outer space—he was ordered out there by his editor.—“The Unwilling Hero” by L. Ron Hubbard Dangerous opportunities present themselves when an alien ship arrives in the solar system seeking repairs.—“White Elephant” by David K. Henrickson With her spaceship at the wrong end of a pirate’s guns, a former war hero must face down her enemies and demons to save Earth’s last best chance for peace.—“Piracy for Beginners” by J. R. Johnson Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., faces one of his funniest and most perplexing cases ever—an enlightened ogre, a salamander with low self-esteem, and a raging fire dragon terrorizing the Unnatural Quarter!—“Fire in the Hole” by Kevin J. Anderson Years after the Second Holocaust, the last surviving Jews on earth attempt to rewrite the past.—“A Trickle in History” by Elaine Midcoh When I said I’d do anything to pay off my debts and get back home to Earth, I didn’t mean survey a derelict spaceship at the edge of the solar system—but here I am.—“The Withering Sky” by Arthur H. Manner High-powered telescopes bring galactic life to our TVs, and network tuner Hank Enos figures he’s seen everything—until the day an alien boy stares back.—“The Fall of Crodendra M.” by T. J. Knight Knights, damsels and dragons, curses and fates foretold—the stuff of legends and stories, but unexpectedly perverse.—“Constant Never” by S. M. Stirling Determined to save his wife, Tumelo takes an unlikely client through South Africa’s ruins to the heart of the Desolation—a journey that will cost or save everything.—“The Children of Desolation” by Spencer Sekulin When a terrorist smuggles a nuclear weapon into London, a team regresses in time to AD 1093 to assassinate a knight on the battlefield, thereby eliminating the terrorist a millennia before his birth.—“Timelines and Bloodlines” by L. H. Davis The Grand Exam, a gateway to power for one, likely death for all others—its entrants include ambitious nobles, desperate peasants, and Quiet Gate, an old woman with nothing left to lose.—“The Last History” by Samuel Parr You will love this collection of the best new voices in science fiction and fantasy because, as Locus magazine puts it, “Not only is the writing excellent...it is also extremely varied. There’s a lot of hot new talent.” Get it now.

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1619867656

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Slaves of Sleep & the Masters of Sleep

By: L. Ron Hubbard

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Slaves of Sleep & the Masters of Sleep

By: L. Ron Hubbard

Jan Palmer wakes from a deep sleep, into a living nightmare that seems to be a parallel universe of evil Jinn, deadly secrets and beautiful but dangerous dancing girls. While trying to figure out the meaning of his dreams, he finds humankind’s fate resting in his hands. If you have ever suffered from sleepless nights or insomnia, this is a tale that might just open your eyes. Slaves of Sleep is an L. Ron Hubbard tale of parallel universes—one of the first in modern fantasy writing. Cursed with "eternal wakefulness" by an evil Jinn, never-ending nightmares and imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Jan Palmer is living hell in two worlds—or is this just lucid dreaming? On Earth, he is a prisoner of his own insecurities, and in the land of the Jinn, he is "Tiger," the swashbuckling rogue—but in both, he faces death at every turn. Unless he can discover the meaning of his dreams, before it's too late. “I stayed up all night finishing it. The yarn scintillated.” —Ray Bradbury

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1592126154

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Bridging the Leadership Divide

Building High-Performance Leaders Across Generations, FG Package

By: Ron A. Carucci

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Bridging the Leadership Divide

Building High-Performance Leaders Across Generations, FG Package

By: Ron A. Carucci

enable incumbent and emerging leaders to thrive together Today, generational differences are impacting the workplace to an unprecedented degree. The ability to build bridges between leaders of generational differences has never been more essential. The Bridging the Leadership Divide Facilitator's Guide provides a well informed, engaging, and safe program in which leaders can explore both the difficult and the inspiring questions of how to work effectively with multi-generational leadership relationships in the organization. This workshop will help facilitators: Connect leaders of different generations by helping them understand patterns of relationship that help or hinder connection Explore patterns within the participants' own organization that may enable or prevent cross-generational relationships from thriving Increase leaders' awareness of their own biases, limitations, and orientation to connecting with others of different generations This comprehensive package includes the Facilitator's Guide, with several case studies, interactive lecturettes, and group exercises. The package also includes an Incumbent Leader's Self-Assessment, an Emerging Leader's Self-Assessment, a sample Participant Workbook, a complete set of PowerPoint slides, and a flash drive containing an electronic copy of the workshop materials. "Full of insightful and practical tools and ideas that will empower the HR community to reconnect generations in their own organizations."—Charlene Binder, Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, The Hershey Company "A powerful, timely toolkit [that] provides the clear path toward achieving the otherwise impossible."—Chris Deaver, Co-Founder of GenNext, Employee Resource Group. Dell, Inc. and Co-Founder, International Mentoring Network Organization includes flash drive With Slide Deck and Electronic Facilitator's Guide

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470523107

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9780470523100

The OLED Handbook (2019 edition)

By: Ron Mertens

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The OLED Handbook (2019 edition)

By: Ron Mertens

The OLED Handbook is a comprehensive guide to OLED technology, industry and market - brought to you by OLED-Info (Edition 2019). The OLED Handbook provides a great introduction to the world of OLEDs and covers everything you need to know about the OLED industry, market and technology. It is an invaluable guide for display engineers, business developers, researchers, equipment vendors, OLED material companies, private investors and anyone who wants to learn more about OLEDs today and in the future.

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0359446264

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9780359446261

Wisconsin Supper Clubs

An Old Fashioned Experience

By: Ron Faiola

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Wisconsin Supper Clubs

An Old Fashioned Experience

By: Ron Faiola

Supper clubs guru Ron Faiola is back with updated chronicles and beautiful new photographs from the clubs that captured the attention of readers in Wisconsin Supper Clubs, and also features several new venues shaking up this midwestern tradition. Wisconsin Supper Clubs, Second Edition is a resource for and about supper clubs throughout Wisconsin that includes charming photographs of the unique supper club interiors, proprietors, and customers, as well as fascinating archival materials. Also recorded in this book are the regional specialties served at these clubs, ranging from popovers and fried pickles in the northern part of the state to Shrimp de Jonghe in the south. One Northwoods supper club even features fry bread, a traditional Native American dish uncommon to most restaurants. In this updated second edition, Faiola revisits many of the clubs across the Dairy State that starred in his first edition, recording their struggles and triumphs in the years following widespread pandemic shutdowns. New to this edition are fifteen extra clubs that have entered the scene in the past decade, striving to be a part of this custom that is hugely popular with Wisconsin locals and regularly frequented by all midwestern foodies in the know. The "supper club experience" is a tradition embodied by many long-standing restaurants scattered throughout the small towns of Wisconsin. It is based around a bygone idea that going out to dinner should be an experience that lasts an entire evening, emphasizing food made from scratch, slow-paced dining, and family-run businesses. Combine this with stately dark-panel decor, complimentary relish trays, and the best brandy Old Fashioned sweet you'll ever have, and you have barely scratched the surface of the Wisconsin supper club's appeal.

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1572848804

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Quanta, Matter and Change: A Molecular Approach to Physical Change

A Molecular Approach to Physical Change

By: Peter Atkins,Julio de Paula,Ron Friedman

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Quanta, Matter and Change: A Molecular Approach to Physical Change

A Molecular Approach to Physical Change

By: Peter Atkins,Julio de Paula,Ron Friedman

Beginning with quantum mechanics, introducing statistical mechanics, and progressing through to thermodynamics, this new text for the two-semester physical chemistry course features a wealth of new applications and insights, as well as new Mathematical Background inter-chapters to help students review key quantitative concepts. "This is a splendid book. True to the authors' philosophy as outlined in the preface, it approaches physical chemistry by first developing the quantum theory of molecular electronic structure, then by statistical arguments moves into thermodynamics, and thence to kinetics." - Peter Taylor, Review in Chemistry World (Royal Society of Chemistry), July 31, 2009.

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Macmillan

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0716761173

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The Everyday Guide to Recreational Poker

By: Ron Greiner

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The Everyday Guide to Recreational Poker

By: Ron Greiner

How to play recreational Poker and keep it FUN, FAIR, and FRIENDLY. The perfect "how to" and reference guide for Poker Party novices and aficionados alike. Covers all the important aspects of recreational Poker: play, game rules, statistics, betting, house rules, etc., and contains a large inventory of Poker games and their variations. Excellent detailed resource written for wide audience appeal.

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0976970309

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Slatter's Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology E-Book

By: David J. Maggs,Paul E. Miller,Ron Ofri

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Slatter's Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology E-Book

By: David J. Maggs,Paul E. Miller,Ron Ofri

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Veterinary Medicine** Learn to recognize, diagnose, and manage a wide range of common ocular conditions with Slatter's Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 6th Edition. This thoroughly updated text provides the latest, most practical information on structure and function of the eye, the ophthalmic examination and diagnostic techniques, medical and surgical management of ocular disease, and management of ocular emergencies. Enhanced and logically organized coverage includes dogs, cats, horses, livestock, birds, and exotic pets. In addition, over 1,000 color photos and illustrations accurately depict ocular conditions encountered in practice and demonstrate diagnostic and surgical techniques. Edited by three of the most revered authorities in the field of veterinary ophthalmology, this reference is an essential aid to successful veterinary practice and education. - Clinical Tips boxes such as "The Controversy Remains", "Did You Know?", "Look Again", and "Note" offer helpful practice advice and facts. - UPDATED Additional species added to the exotics chapter include birds, small mammals, and others. - A team of internationally respected veterinary ophthalmologists provide comprehensive, clinical expertise in all areas needed to evaluate, diagnose, manage, and monitor a patient with ophthalmic disease. - Practical, clinically focused coverage provides a one-stop diagnostic guide to ophthalmic disease in small and large animals including dogs, cats, horses, livestock (cows, sheep, goats), birds, and exotic pets. - Chapters on equine, livestock, and exotic pet ophthalmology written by specialists in these fields for the most clinically relevant coverage. - NEW! Chapter on ophthalmic surgical techniques describes instrument and suture choice, patient positioning, surgical preparation, and general techniques. - NEW! Additional drawings depict ophthalmic surgeries. - NEW! In-depth equine and livestock ophthalmology content - NEW! Suggested reading lists included at the end of each chapter.

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0323510108

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ARLINGTON ANTHOLOGY

Field of Honor

By: Ron Macdonald

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ARLINGTON ANTHOLOGY

Field of Honor

By: Ron Macdonald

Heartwarming and compelling stories of loyalty, brotherhood, sacrifice, and heroism. Across from the Potomac River from Washington DC lies this nation’s most sacred of grounds, Arlington National Cemetery. Here resides some of our nation’s finest from as far back as the Revolutionary War are buried here. Some 400,000 men and women call Arlington their final resting place—from presidents, honored statesmen, explorers, and literary figures to the common soldier and sailor, along with 3,800 former slaves. Their stories beg to be heard—stories of courage against insurmountable odds, of love of brother and country, and of sacrifice. Stories of hope and dreams and choices made during adversity. In this often heart-wrenching, inspirational anthology, we see how these noble souls, be it generals or ex-slaves, influenced the world in which they lived. Their stories are still with us, making us who we are as a country and bidding us to think of life, not of death. Life to which, in their youth, they lent their passion and joy of spring.

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1638142513

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The Last Chance

By: Ron Welling

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The Last Chance

By: Ron Welling

Harry Stone, chancer and property developer, sets his sights on buying Marine House, a Regency mansion on Brighton seafront. Converted into flats it will make him money. But he is finding it difficult to scrape together £2.5m, not least because he owes it big time to a crime lord.

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1915603625

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Real-Time Shader Programming

By: Ron Fosner

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Real-Time Shader Programming

By: Ron Fosner

Beginning with the mathematical basics of vertex and pixel shaders, and building to detailed accounts of programmable shader operations, this title provides the foundation and techniques necessary for replicating popular cinema-style 3D graphics as well as creating your own real-time procedural shaders.

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Morgan Kaufmann

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1558608532

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Diamonds and Gemstones

By: Ron Edwards,Lisa Dickie

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Diamonds and Gemstones

By: Ron Edwards,Lisa Dickie

Diamonds, rubies, and pearls are among the most precious stones found under the earth. Whether used as decoration or in modern medical technology, this new book will show readers how these stones are formed and how we use them.

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Crabtree Publishing Company

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0778714144

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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #10: Colossal Fossil

By: Ron Roy

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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #10: Colossal Fossil

By: Ron Roy

In the tenth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose have a sleepover . . . with a Spinosaurus! It's sleepover night at a science museum in Boston. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose can't wait to settle their sleeping bags near the museum's colossal fossil--a giant Spinosaurus skeleton--and tour the exhibits long after closing time. But after they fall asleep, they wake to a terrible crash! Is the dinosaur fossil damaged? Or is there another big problem at the science museum? Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! From The Absent Author to The Zombie Zone, there's a mystery for every letter of the alphabet, plus ten super editions with even more A to Z fun. And don't miss Ron Roy's series for younger readers, Calendar Mysteries!

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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0399551980

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How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark? (Novel Study) Gr. 4-7

By: Ron Leduc

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How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark? (Novel Study) Gr. 4-7

By: Ron Leduc

How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark is the story of Stevie Diamond who solves the mystery of her missing Uncle Archie. While on a family reunion on Catriola Island, Stevie and her best friend Jesse start on solving the mystery of her missing Uncle, who ran off to Europe to join the circus. While solving the mystery, Stevie finds a map in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer that leads to hidden gold in Bat Cave. From there, the Uncle Archie present at the family reunion is revealed to be an imposter, while the reason for the real Uncle Archie's disappearance is discovered. This Novel Study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, discussion questions and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.

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Rainbow Horizons Publishing

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155319294X

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Beneath Our Feet

The Rocks of Planet Earth

By: Ron Vernon

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Beneath Our Feet

The Rocks of Planet Earth

By: Ron Vernon

Explains the processes responsible for creating rocks and minerals.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521790301

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Fundamentals of Predictive Analytics with JMP, Second Edition

By: Ron Klimberg,B. D. McCullough

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Fundamentals of Predictive Analytics with JMP, Second Edition

By: Ron Klimberg,B. D. McCullough

Written for students in undergraduate and graduate statistics courses, as well as for the practitioner who wants to make better decisions from data and models, this updated and expanded second edition of Fundamentals of Predictive Analytics with JMP(R) bridges the gap between courses on basic statistics, which focus on univariate and bivariate analysis, and courses on data mining and predictive analytics. Going beyond the theoretical foundation, this book gives you the technical knowledge and problem-solving skills that you need to perform real-world multivariate data analysis. First, this book teaches you to recognize when it is appropriate to use a tool, what variables and data are required, and what the results might be. Second, it teaches you how to interpret the results and then, step-by-step, how and where to perform and evaluate the analysis in JMP . Using JMP 13 and JMP 13 Pro, this book offers the following new and enhanced features in an example-driven format: an add-in for Microsoft Excel Graph Builder dirty data visualization regression ANOVA logistic regression principal component analysis LASSO elastic net cluster analysis decision trees k-nearest neighbors neural networks bootstrap forests boosted trees text mining association rules model comparison With today’s emphasis on business intelligence, business analytics, and predictive analytics, this second edition is invaluable to anyone who needs to expand his or her knowledge of statistics and to apply real-world, problem-solving analysis. This book is part of the SAS Press program.

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SAS Institute

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1629608017

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9781629608013

Fundamentals of Predictive Analytics with JMP, Third Edition

By: Ron Klimberg

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Fundamentals of Predictive Analytics with JMP, Third Edition

By: Ron Klimberg

Written for students in undergraduate and graduate statistics courses, as well as for the practitioner who wants to make better decisions from data and models, this updated and expanded third edition of Fundamentals of Predictive Analytics with JMP bridges the gap between courses on basic statistics, which focus on univariate and bivariate analysis, and courses on data mining and predictive analytics. Going beyond the theoretical foundation, this book gives you the technical knowledge and problem-solving skills that you need to perform real-world multivariate data analysis. Using JMP 17, this book discusses the following new and enhanced features in an example-driven format: an add-in for Microsoft Excel Graph Builder dirty data visualization regression ANOVA logistic regression principal component analysis LASSO elastic net cluster analysis decision trees k-nearest neighbors neural networks bootstrap forests boosted trees text mining association rules model comparison time series forecasting With a new, expansive chapter on time series forecasting and more exercises to test your skills, this third edition is invaluable to those who need to expand their knowledge of statistics and apply real-world, problem-solving analysis.

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SAS Institute

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1685800017

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9781685800017

Shasta County Copper Towns

By: Ron Jolliff

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Shasta County Copper Towns

By: Ron Jolliff

Placer gold first attracted adventurers to the northern mines after its discovery in Shasta County in 1848, but almost immediately, valuable deposits of copper were also noted. Copper production remained idle until the Mountain Copper Company acquired Iron Mountain in 1896. British and eastern financiers such as Guggenheim and Rothschild saw the potential in the unique combination of high-grade copper ore, a functioning railway, and vast quantities of limestone and quartz for flux, and they invested in major smelters to conquer the difficult sulfide ore. The decades that followed were the greatest period of prosperity in Shasta County's history, producing towns such as Coram, Keswick, Kennett, and Copper City and attracting thousands of hardworking miners and townspeople as well as new railroads such as the Sacramento Valley & Eastern, Quartz Hill, and Iron Mountain. While the boom ended in deforestation and erosion, the actions of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Shasta Dam brought prosperity to the area. Today, most of the copper towns rest under Lake Shasta.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467105961

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9781467105965

The Trail of the Red Diamonds

By: L. Ron Hubbard

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The Trail of the Red Diamonds

By: L. Ron Hubbard

An obscure original manuscript of Marco Polo’s travels . . . A tantalizing clue to the site of Kublai Khan’s fabled burial site . . . A chance to unearth the truth behind a long-lost treasure. It’s an opportunity that would make Indiana Jones drop everything but his whip and race off to China. But he’d be too late. Lieutenant Jonathan Daly is way ahead of him. Two bullet holes and a bad case of malaria may not be enough to stop Daly, but a crew of criminals, a brood of British agents, and the entire Chinese army are all in the game . . . and determined to keep him out of it. The stakes are too high, and the potential rewards too great, though, to let a little treachery, betrayal and human sacrifice stand in Daly’s way. He’s hot on The Trail of the Red Diamonds—a cache of exceedingly rare gems that were meant to light the way to heaven as an offering to the gods. A tomb holding the lost treasure of Kublia Khan And only God knows if Daly will manage to dig up the diamonds . . . or end up buried with them. It was on Hubbard’s second journey to East Asia that he met British Secret Service agent, Major Ian MacBean, who introduced him to a world of deception and conspiracy in the region. He also learned of the thriving—and dangerous—trade in stolen Chinese treasures. As if to underscore the authenticity of The Trail of the Red Diamonds—Hubbard published the story under the byline Lieutenant Jonathan Daly, the hero of the piece. Also includes the rousing adventure Hurricane’s Roar, the story of an American pilot in Mongolia who whips up a storm of death-defying air battles . . . in the search for peace.

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113

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Galaxy Press LLC

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1592126243

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9781592126248

Yesterday's Romance - A Book of Romantic Poems

By: Julie K. Zerbe,Ron S. King

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Yesterday's Romance - A Book of Romantic Poems

By: Julie K. Zerbe,Ron S. King

A book of Romantic Poetry

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Lulu.com

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1430300132

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9781430300137

A Litigator's Guide to DNA

From the Laboratory to the Courtroom

By: Ron C. Michaelis,Robert G. Flanders,Paula Wulff

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A Litigator's Guide to DNA

From the Laboratory to the Courtroom

By: Ron C. Michaelis,Robert G. Flanders,Paula Wulff

A Litigator's Guide to DNA educates both criminal law students and forensic science students about all aspects of the use of DNA evidence in criminal and civil trials. It includes discussions of the molecular biological basis for the tests, essential laboratory practices, probability theory and mathematical calculations, and issues relevant to the prosecution and the defense, and to the judge and jury hearing the case. The authors provide a full background on both the molecular biology and the mathematical theory behind forensic tests, describing the molecular biological process in simple mechanical terms that are familiar to everyone, and periodically emphasizing the practical, take-home messages the student truly needs to understand. Pedagogical elements such as Recapping the Main Point boxes and valuable ancillary material (Instructors' Manual, PowerPoint slides) make this an ideal text for professors. - "Recapping the Main Point" boxes provide a simple and concise summary of the main points - Includes a glossary of essential terms and their definitions - Contains a full-color insert with illustrations that emphasize key concepts

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Elsevier

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0080560407

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9780080560403

Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania

By: Ron Franscell,Karen Valentine

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Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania

By: Ron Franscell,Karen Valentine

The Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania is the ultimate guidebook to the crime, injustice, and seedy history of the Keystone State. With photographs, maps, directions, and sites to visit, this collection of outlaw tales serves as both a travel guide and an entertaining and informational read. It is a one-of-a-kind exploration into well-known and more obsure sites in Pennsylvania that retain memories of bandits and their scandalous deeds. The Crime Buff series offers indispensable guidebooks for criminal-history enthusiasts and travelers. Each site description includes a brief summary of the spot’s significance, historical context, maps, directions, and photos. Appealing to both residents and visitors, the books reveal the exploits of famous and less famous outlaws in an irresistable and informational manner. Readers will be shocked, unsettled, and captivated by the true stories and secrets illuminated in the Outlaw collection.

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